Evening, in my words + evenings

avern : evening

The Illunse word for evening is avern. Avern is a last name. Avern is an unusual masculine first name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for evening which is æfen (which I transliterate to aefen) and the Latin word for evening vesper.

avernas : evenings

The Illunse word for evenings (nominative plural) is avernas. Avernas-le-Bauduin is a city in Belgium. D'Avernas is a rare last name.

Evenings in Latin is vesperi. Evenings in Old English is æfenas.

Sorry I was away for so long. Christmastime was busy around here.

Bible trace, from Luke

Listed below are versions of Luke Chapter 19, Verse 36 from various Bibles over the years. The oldest ones are beyond my understanding. I can read only several words of the verses in Latin and in Old English. For instance, I know the words for road, via and weg.

Latin, Vulgate - 405
eunte autem illo substernebant vestimenta sua in via

Old English, West Saxon - 990
and þa he for. hi strehton under hine hyra reaf on þam wege.

Middle English, Wycliffe - 1395
And whanne he wente, thei strowiden her clothis in the weie.

Renaissance English, Tyndale - 1526
And as he wet they spredde their clothes in ye waye.

Jacobean English, King James - 1611
And as he went, they spread their clothes in the way.

Basic English, Ogden - 1964
And while he went on his way they put their clothing down on the road in front of him.

Morning, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for morning is arin. The word arinya is morning in the adjectival sense and hence means
early, for example arinya árë means morning sun in Quenya.

The Sindarin word for morning is aur (day, sunlight, morning).

Morning, in my words

meorn : morning

The Illunse word for morning (early in the day) is meorn. Meorn is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word morgen (morn, morning, forenoon; sunrise; morrow) and the Latin word mane (morning, morn; in the morning).

I'll figure out the plural later. The Latin word is undeclined.

Planet, in my words + planets

astul : planet

The Illunse word for planet (wandering star) is astul. Astul is a unusual masculine first name. Astul is a rare last name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word tungol (luminary, star, planet, constellation) and the Latin word astrum (star, heavenly body, planet / sun / moon). I decided not to use the lesser used Latin word planeta, even though it's the more accurate word.

astula : planets

The Illunse word for planets (nominative plural) is astula. In Latin astula means splinter/chip; shavings.

The Latin plural of astrum is astri. The Old English plural of tungol in is tungol (same as the singular).

I didn't find a word for planet in either Quenya or Sindarin. But there are stars Tolkien named in Quenya that are tentatively identified as our planets.

Constellation, in my words + constellations

tindol : constellation

The Illunse word for constellation is tindol. Tindol is an uncommon last name.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word tungol (luminary, star, planet, constellation) and the Latin word sidus (star; constellation).

tindolas : constellations

The Illunse word for constellations (nominative plural) is tindolas. In German tindolas means ivy gourds or scarlet gourds.

Constellations in Latin is sideris. The plural of tungol in Old English is tungol (same as the singular).

I didn't find a word for constellation in either Quenya or Sindarin. Although I did find names for several constellations, such as Orion and the Big Dipper, in Quenya.

Star, in my words (revised) + stars

strela : star

The Illunse word for star is strela. Strela is a rare last name. In Russian (transliterated) strela means arrow. In Serbo-Croatian stréla means arrow. Strela is the name of cities and towns in Italy, Belarus and Russia.

This word is a mixture of the Old English word for star which is steorra and the Latin word for star stella (star; planet, heavenly body). Previouly I used the Latin word astrum (star, heavenly body, planet / sun / moon), and my word was stera.

strelan : stars

The Illunse word for stars (nominative plural) is strelan. Strelan is an unusual last name.

Stars in Latin is stellae. Stars in Old English is steorran.

Here's a link to Star, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words.

City, in J.R.R. Tolkien's words

The Quenya word for city is osto (a strong or fortified building or place, strong place, fortress; city, town with wall round).

The Sindarin words for city are ost (city, town with wall round; fortress or stronghold; citadel) and caras (city (built above ground)).

City, in my words + cities

ciste : city

The Illunse word for city is ciste. Ciste is a rare last name. In Scottish Gaelic ciste means chest, box. Ciste Dhubh is a mountain situated in the Scottish Highlands. In Italian ciste can mean cyst.

This word is a mixture of the Latin word for city civitas (community / city / town / state; citizens), and the Old English word for city ceaster (a city, fort, castle, town; used as a general term, or applied to foreign towns).

cista : cities

The Illunse word for cities (nominative plural) is cista. Cista is a rare last name. In Latin cista means a trunk, a chest. A cista mystica was a basket or chest used to house sacred snakes in the initiation ceremony of the cult of Bacchus (Dionysus). Cista is the name of cities in the Czech Republic, Croatia and Serbia.

Cities in Latin is civitatis. Cities in Old English is ceastra.

By the way, I haven't been stuck. I've been sick.